Information about #5A1C2C color

#5A1C2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A1C2C falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 28, 44) — 35.3% red, 11% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 18 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated romantic rose, #5A1C2C stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F). Slightly further away sit Renegade (#592228) and Encore (#54162C).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 28, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A1C2C: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5A1C2C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A1C2C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A1C2C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Breakfree color link
Breakfree

#65192A

Zibibbo color link
Zibibbo

#51242B

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A1C2C
  • RGB90, 28, 44
  • CMYK0, 24, 18, 65
  • CSSrgb(90, 28, 44)
  • HSL345°, 53%, 23%
  • HSL Precise344.516°, 52.542%, 23.137%
  • HSV345°, 69%, 35%
  • HSB345°, 69%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.110, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.110, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.110, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5A1C2C
  • DECIMAL ID5905452
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01